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the use of the mail rivalled slave holders who prohibited its use to disseminate abolitionist materials. starting in 1851, mail sent between new york and california, for example was charged a flat rate of 3 cents per half ounce. this meant that anyone, and that included fugitive slaves like banks could correspond with family and friends cheaply. slaves contemplating escape sometimes made plans with friends and family already in the north and in canada before leaving. a man with the unfortunate name of john bull and joe mayor, two of the five run aways found on a steam ship in the james river in 1858 knew where they were going. bull had arranged with friends in canada to be hired as a waiter in a local hotel. mayor was off to new york city to meet his wife who had escaped a few years earlier. samuel green had heard of canada and the underground railroad from harriet tubman. susan brooke fled norfolk in 1884 six months after her son arrived in canada. there were numerous requests from run aways in canada to william still of the philadelphia vigilance committee asking him to contact family
the use of the mail rivalled slave holders who prohibited its use to disseminate abolitionist materials. starting in 1851, mail sent between new york and california, for example was charged a flat rate of 3 cents per half ounce. this meant that anyone, and that included fugitive slaves like banks could correspond with family and friends cheaply. slaves contemplating escape sometimes made plans with friends and family already in the north and in canada before leaving. a man with the unfortunate...
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thank you for joining us. tell us about your background -- where you grew up, went to school, the kind of jobs you have worked. >> i am a born and raised san franciscan, first and foremost. very proud of that. i am also a born and raised district 2 residents. i grew up close to the palace of fine arts. my parents still live in the same set of flats i grew up in. i went to grammar school at stuart hall in district 2. i went to high school in st. ignatius. i'm a very proud wildcat. i went to college at loyola marymount college in los angeles. i had a scholarship to play baseball down there. ended up going to ireland and getting a master's degree at university college dublin. came back to the states and went to law school at the university of pennsylvania. spent three years in philadelphia. came back, and ever since coming back to the bay area, professionally, i have been a corporate attorney down at palo alto. i left after about three years and became an investment banker here in san francisco at thomas was all
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and as dale told us, we could not have two more accomplished civil war experts to explore this topic definitively because they are not only superb authorities on military history in general by also biographers, they tackled these men and their issues. and jack in his book and not to mention, we are lincoln men, which is about lincoln and his relationship to his soldiers. and jim mcpherson, who offered the battle cry of freedom but also as we heard "tried by war" lincoln as commander in chief. right on the mark in both cases and what more appropriate and to talk about. you two can battle that out later. jack, let's start with you. you've said that davis would have actually preferred a confederate position to the presidency, was that a bit of reverse bravado? >> jefferson davis was not the most self-aware of men. he tended to be pretty blind to a lot of his personality failings and shortcomings, davis genuinely did inside understand that he didn't have the nature of an executive. i think that he genuinely would have preferred to be out in the field. he was comfortable with soldiers and
and as dale told us, we could not have two more accomplished civil war experts to explore this topic definitively because they are not only superb authorities on military history in general by also biographers, they tackled these men and their issues. and jack in his book and not to mention, we are lincoln men, which is about lincoln and his relationship to his soldiers. and jim mcpherson, who offered the battle cry of freedom but also as we heard "tried by war" lincoln as commander...
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but he did not know how to use it. but it was there for somebody who did know how to use it when grant finally becomes general and chief and kind of de facto commander of the army of the potomac. how to explain mcclellan? grant was asked that question in 1879 and said that mcclellan has always been a puzzle to me. i think that is true of historians and bu biographers. i think mcclellan was afraid to fail. he was afraid to take any risks. any kind of a risk, risks failure. a military commander by definition, has to take risks. mcclellan was constitutionally and psychologically unable to take risks. but i'll let jack comment. >> the great columnist wrote a great story about the confederate mcclellan who had a great reputation as a crack shot. she described a time when he went on a hunt with several other men and the others missing all the time. now and then they got a bird and brought them home. for johnston, the bird was too high or the sun was in his eyes. he never took a shot. he came back with no birds, but his reput
but he did not know how to use it. but it was there for somebody who did know how to use it when grant finally becomes general and chief and kind of de facto commander of the army of the potomac. how to explain mcclellan? grant was asked that question in 1879 and said that mcclellan has always been a puzzle to me. i think that is true of historians and bu biographers. i think mcclellan was afraid to fail. he was afraid to take any risks. any kind of a risk, risks failure. a military commander...
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of use on a home like that and became very dilapida dilapidated. there was a party in which many people were invited to, and they refused to come because there was concerns if too many people got on the second floor it would not hold all of them, therefore causing an accident. the embarrassment caused by all that forced the legislature to appropriate more money to build this current building. the first family, b. grats brown and his family that moved into this current mansion, moved in in january of 1872. b. grass brown had a quarry down in iron county, missouri, and he had these beautiful pink granite columns made and delivered to the home providing and starting a tradition of each first family giving a gif soft some sort and leaving it to our mansion. however, when the columns were delivered, they discovered that they were nine inches too short, and if you look carefully, we have double bases at the bottom to accommodate the error in their measurement. we always try to tell the school kids, measure twice and cut once and think of b. grants brown
of use on a home like that and became very dilapida dilapidated. there was a party in which many people were invited to, and they refused to come because there was concerns if too many people got on the second floor it would not hold all of them, therefore causing an accident. the embarrassment caused by all that forced the legislature to appropriate more money to build this current building. the first family, b. grats brown and his family that moved into this current mansion, moved in in...
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he is a used of killing an innocent man. the man had walked out of the parents station, the suspect jumped out of a gray or silver car, chased him and shot him in the back. >> there is word tonight that a second person has died after suffering injuries from a house fire last week. the coroner said the 62-year- old died from smoke inhalation. her 2-year-old grandson died hours after friday's hour. the grandfather had injuries and is in the hospital. investigators think that the fire broke out in a closet which housed a shrine with candles. >>> the boy scouts reaffirmed their policy of excluding gay boys from membership. the ban also prohibits gay adults from serving as leaders. a spokesperson said that the policy reflects the beliefs and the perspectives of the group. that after a private two year review by the organization. the ban was upheld by the supreme court in 2000 and has since been a target of aggressive protests calling for change. >> the federal chairman offered a gloomy forecast today to congress. >> after riasal
he is a used of killing an innocent man. the man had walked out of the parents station, the suspect jumped out of a gray or silver car, chased him and shot him in the back. >> there is word tonight that a second person has died after suffering injuries from a house fire last week. the coroner said the 62-year- old died from smoke inhalation. her 2-year-old grandson died hours after friday's hour. the grandfather had injuries and is in the hospital. investigators think that the fire broke...
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it won't help us hear you at all in this audience, but it will enable the broadcast to hear you. so go ahead. >> people are escaping like slaves, there they go, on their way again. >> sir? >> yes. >> given the expenses that had to be gone through to retrieve a slave was it good money spent after bad? was it a principle that needed to be upheld to show the rest of the slaves that the slave holders were serious about keeping their property? >> i think it's a built of both. keep in mind, that this is the most valuable property at the time in the united states. you know, by the outbreak of the civil war, it is in monetary terms, there's nothing comparable and all other sectors of economic activity combined, do not come close to the value of the slaves. so this is -- this is valuable property. and politically, it also raises questions and i think this is why i tried to tease out the banks case because it is clear that folks in front royal virginia are clear that they must get this man back, not only because of his value, but because of the standard that he sets that others may emulate
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we think -- we don't have a lot of specific information about how often he used this office ot used this in the evening. jefferson davis had a lot health problems. there were types during the war he wouldn't leave the house. govern the country from here, either from his room or sometimes his bedroom. severe illness did not stop him from working. davis had a lot of problems. he had facial neuralgia which caused severe pains down one side of his face, dispepa caused nervous and intensele problems shrapnel wound in his right foot from the war, recurring bouts of pneumonia, problems with aarthr he was blind in his left eye, not in very good shape by our standards today. sometimes i wonder if the health problems helped him become president rather than becoming a general, that it seems as though sometimes he would not have been well suited for a military role. but anyway, this office would have seen a lot of work by jefferson davis who certainly spent a lot of time here. actually this table is an original and this apparently is the one that he used for the first year, year and a half of war an
we think -- we don't have a lot of specific information about how often he used this office ot used this in the evening. jefferson davis had a lot health problems. there were types during the war he wouldn't leave the house. govern the country from here, either from his room or sometimes his bedroom. severe illness did not stop him from working. davis had a lot of problems. he had facial neuralgia which caused severe pains down one side of his face, dispepa caused nervous and intensele problems...
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use of race in the construction of a district. it's not that whites are underrepresented because you've drawn these majority/minority districts. it's that the use of race as the predominant factor in the district sort of commits racial stereotyping. right? it is a -- an expressive harm that sends a message that voters think alike and prefer the same candidates at the polls. you can see a little of this from -- this was the district in shaw versus reno. i'll just read a little from the court's opinion. all right. the district that goes all the way down i-85 in north carolina. so this was district 12. and as 0 connor describes it, it's even more unusually shaped. approximately 165 miles long and for much of its length, no wider than the i-85 corridor. it winds in snake-like faction until it gobbles in enough of black neighborhoods. northbound and southbound drivers sometimes find themselves in separate districts. in one county only the trade districts. towns are divided. at one point, it intersects a single point with two other dist
use of race in the construction of a district. it's not that whites are underrepresented because you've drawn these majority/minority districts. it's that the use of race as the predominant factor in the district sort of commits racial stereotyping. right? it is a -- an expressive harm that sends a message that voters think alike and prefer the same candidates at the polls. you can see a little of this from -- this was the district in shaw versus reno. i'll just read a little from the court's...
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mckey used 60 different people ma mainly in the countryside. they comprise d the labor force at his buford home. domestic service had it's disadvantages for example. domestics were on call around the clock to attend to their owners various needs. that was a downside and a negative. and unlike field hands they had no place to hide. indeed typically they were fed better than the field hands also. domestics were privy to important information that might prove essential and valuable because of their proximity to their owners and also to the people who came and visited their owners. they were in a privileged position. but mckey was indull gent slave master. he frequently had robert accompany him to his various properties. mckey taught smalls how to ride horses, to swim, how to ride boats to hunt with a gun and other kinds of things. sequele equally significant is the fact that robert allowed him to remain with his mother until he was 12 years old. at that point his life would change but in an unanticipated way. let me say something about lydia this
mckey used 60 different people ma mainly in the countryside. they comprise d the labor force at his buford home. domestic service had it's disadvantages for example. domestics were on call around the clock to attend to their owners various needs. that was a downside and a negative. and unlike field hands they had no place to hide. indeed typically they were fed better than the field hands also. domestics were privy to important information that might prove essential and valuable because of...
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it should be a beacon that reminds us of what we were, what challenges we still face, and a point us toward what we can become. the vision of the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture is to inspire learning and understanding, promote healing, foster dialogue and reconciliation in an a environment that tells the american story through the lens of african-americans. in 2005, lonnie bunch was hired as the founding director of the museum. the museum will present the african-american story as part of the fabric of american life, a life of freedom, of bondage, of hope and resiliency, of struggle and pain, of successes and triumphs. it allows us to look at american history from an african-american perspective, and by so doing, we can see how important african-american history is to a larger american history. robert smalls is included in the museum's vision, and it includes the stories related to robert smalls and his life and word. in february of -- february of th year, the museum celebrated the groundbreaking. and president obama was there. and i want to sha
it should be a beacon that reminds us of what we were, what challenges we still face, and a point us toward what we can become. the vision of the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture is to inspire learning and understanding, promote healing, foster dialogue and reconciliation in an a environment that tells the american story through the lens of african-americans. in 2005, lonnie bunch was hired as the founding director of the museum. the museum will present the...
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tocqueville sees us ordinary mortals, so far below him as something better. nobody says it better than himself. let me conclude with a final passage in the second volume of democracy in america. as for myself, having come to the final stage of my course to discover from afar but once all the diverse objects that i've contemplated separately in advance, i feel full of fears an
tocqueville sees us ordinary mortals, so far below him as something better. nobody says it better than himself. let me conclude with a final passage in the second volume of democracy in america. as for myself, having come to the final stage of my course to discover from afar but once all the diverse objects that i've contemplated separately in advance, i feel full of fears an
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program, visit us at qanda.org. q and a programs are also available at c-span podcasts. >>> you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. for more information, follow us on twitter@cspan history. >> each week american history tv's american artifacts visits his or theics places. during the civil war confederate president jefferson davis and his family lived in this mansion in richmond, virginia. in this second of a two-part tour of the home, the night of the museum of the on the fed acy tells us about rooms on the second floor. but first we asked mr. knight about how the national historic landmark has been preserved and restored since the civil war. >> and let's start back in april 4th, 1865, that's when lincoln was here and jefferson davis had left town april 2nd, 1865, at 11:00 p.m. the union army took over the city and this house on the morning of april 3rd. and abraham lincoln was here april 4th. he came in through the front doors, of course, just five days after that general lee sur
program, visit us at qanda.org. q and a programs are also available at c-span podcasts. >>> you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. for more information, follow us on twitter@cspan history. >> each week american history tv's american artifacts visits his or theics places. during the civil war confederate president jefferson davis and his family lived in this mansion in richmond, virginia. in this second of a two-part tour of the home, the night...
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they were in hawk to the british and the french and the british were actually able to use their position of being creditors to buy up the suez canal. that's the reason that they took control of it, and the egyptian ruler, a man named ismael, just didn't have the money to finance the statue of liberty. this was in the late 1860s now. and bartholdi went back to france, disappointed that he wasn't going to be able to build his statue in the land of the great ancient colossal statues, and a whole variety of circumstances intervened. one was the franco-prussian war which kicked bartholdi out of his home. he was from the province of alcace which was occupied from the germans and bartholdi's home city was komar and his own home was occupied by german soldiers. he was a great french patriot and refused to go there as long as the germans were occupying it, so he went back to paris only to have the paris commune break out. the pairs commune was a revolution in which the working people of the city basically seized control of the government and wanted to institute a very radical form of politics. ba
they were in hawk to the british and the french and the british were actually able to use their position of being creditors to buy up the suez canal. that's the reason that they took control of it, and the egyptian ruler, a man named ismael, just didn't have the money to finance the statue of liberty. this was in the late 1860s now. and bartholdi went back to france, disappointed that he wasn't going to be able to build his statue in the land of the great ancient colossal statues, and a whole...
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and the navy primarily used coal french was escorting he and his family to new york. dupont was very worried about this. and he wrote this wife, i took for granted that robert smalls wa wanted to go. but he came to know if he was going to lose this place here as pilot for my vessels. and i came to think you are the most superior negro that i have ever met. i told him you need not go to the north unless you wish it. i told him if you return in a month i would take him on again as a pilot. he said he would again go with mr. french. unless he promised to have him back in three weeks he would not go. robert. you would see how the navy officers have treated you. giving you work and are kind in your feelings. they will always be your friends. the reply was sprtriking. it is because i know this that i have come to see you today. my best friends are in the navy and aboard the ship. he did return one of dupont's top assistants and ask eed him. has your head been turned. it was turned but one way all the time that i was in the north. toward port royal. he will join the nav al e
and the navy primarily used coal french was escorting he and his family to new york. dupont was very worried about this. and he wrote this wife, i took for granted that robert smalls wa wanted to go. but he came to know if he was going to lose this place here as pilot for my vessels. and i came to think you are the most superior negro that i have ever met. i told him you need not go to the north unless you wish it. i told him if you return in a month i would take him on again as a pilot. he...
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he has allowed us as historians to use his life as an example and to challenge the nonsense about ignorant negroes, to challenge the nonsense about african-americans being made and wanting to be slaves and loving their masters, although i have to say smalls did try to bail out the mckees a couple of times. but again, that doesn't mean that he loved them in the way that they said slaves love their masters in the 19th century. so with that, i'll pass it on to -- go ahead. [ applause ] >> good evening. hi, i'm delighted to be here with you and to bring greetings to you from our founding director, lonnie g.baunch at the african-american museum of history and culture. and i've been asked to talk about robert smalls and the future. and he does have a future with the national museum of african-american history and culture. let me begin by talking about the history and mission of the museum. the national museum of african-american history and culture was established in 2003 as the 19th museum of the smithsonian institution, the largest museum complex and research organization in the world. its mis
he has allowed us as historians to use his life as an example and to challenge the nonsense about ignorant negroes, to challenge the nonsense about african-americans being made and wanting to be slaves and loving their masters, although i have to say smalls did try to bail out the mckees a couple of times. but again, that doesn't mean that he loved them in the way that they said slaves love their masters in the 19th century. so with that, i'll pass it on to -- go ahead. [ applause ] >>...
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she used it as a sitting room, dressing room, reading room, writing room. we have an original writing desk of hers in there. actually she wrote quite a bit, especially later in her life. actually after jefferson davis died, in 1889, at the age of 81, mrs. davis moved to new york city. she signed a contract with joseph pulitzer to provide him with newspaper columns. for the last 16 years of her life, she lived in a motel in manhattan writing newspaper articles for the "new york world" and died in new york in 1906 at the age of 80. this painting is a pretty interesting one. somewhat for what it is. what it is is the arc angel michael expelling lucifer from heaven, and we think it dates to 1517. it was said to have been given to jefferson davis by the pope, pope pius ix. we haven't been able to find the smoking gun document to prove that. what we do know definitely is that jefferson davis and this pope, pope pius ix, corresponded during the war. the pope wrote a letter to the archbishops of new york and new orleans in 1862, trying to get them to use their infl
she used it as a sitting room, dressing room, reading room, writing room. we have an original writing desk of hers in there. actually she wrote quite a bit, especially later in her life. actually after jefferson davis died, in 1889, at the age of 81, mrs. davis moved to new york city. she signed a contract with joseph pulitzer to provide him with newspaper columns. for the last 16 years of her life, she lived in a motel in manhattan writing newspaper articles for the "new york world"...
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another term used to describe the american civil rights movement. secondly, smalls' life is a consummately american story. a story of triumph over adversity, success against the odds, and of course what better place to talk about such an american life than in charleston, smalls' second home and indeed a city unique in its contributions to americana and those things that would become afro americana. i want to talk about smalls' later life. i want to talk about his experiences in beaufort, but mainly in charleston as a way of understanding how these environments prepared him for his later achievements in life. now robert smalls is born in 1839 in beaufort, he's the son of lydia polite, who was the son of -- mckee was a planter and he owned approximately 60 different people who he used mainly in the country side. but lydia and robert comprised the main part of his domestic labor force at his beaufort home. know domestic service had its positive aspects and it's disadvantages for example. domestics were on call around the clock to attend to their owners
another term used to describe the american civil rights movement. secondly, smalls' life is a consummately american story. a story of triumph over adversity, success against the odds, and of course what better place to talk about such an american life than in charleston, smalls' second home and indeed a city unique in its contributions to americana and those things that would become afro americana. i want to talk about smalls' later life. i want to talk about his experiences in beaufort, but...
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it is about all of us, or none of us, and that is the bottom line. it has to be that mentality. >> it is a way to control the prisoners. it takes the pressure off the guards and everybody else. they say we want to stop violence, but you promote a violence by segregating. when an individual comes, the first in the asking, where are you from? what is your nationality? that is how to divide and conquer. that is the way the united states is made up. that is how you work. north and south vietnam, for instance. they divide people so that the pressure will not be on them. that is how i see the system. i see it in prison, how they divide inmates. it is scary if inmates unite, and they do not like that. when i first come to prison, it will be a big thing if i went and sat with the blacks. it would be a big think if they caucasian sat with the asians. we only did that one time, where everybody got together, and we got what we wanted. when you unite, you can conquer. [applause] >> next question is for the commander. how can they community-based organization con
it is about all of us, or none of us, and that is the bottom line. it has to be that mentality. >> it is a way to control the prisoners. it takes the pressure off the guards and everybody else. they say we want to stop violence, but you promote a violence by segregating. when an individual comes, the first in the asking, where are you from? what is your nationality? that is how to divide and conquer. that is the way the united states is made up. that is how you work. north and south...
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he talks about how slaves used the u.s. mail to communicate with other slaves and how they planned and executed escapes to canada, mexico and the caribbean. held at penn state university this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you, tony. that was almost ministerial. i feel as if i'm really in church now. okay. it's an honor to be here. thanks for making this possible. it's wonderful to be in penn state in march and see people in shorts. there is something to be said for global warming. let me suggest a couple of things as we start -- before we start rattling on tonight. one is i'm going to set this discussion these series of lectures beginning with the fugitive slave law of 1850. to me the pivotal political event in the decade leading up to the civil war. the fugitive slave law changes the political dynamics of this country in ways that nobody could have anticipated at the time. and at the center of that change in political dynamic are the activities of slaves themselves who run away. so what i am interested in looking at
he talks about how slaves used the u.s. mail to communicate with other slaves and how they planned and executed escapes to canada, mexico and the caribbean. held at penn state university this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you, tony. that was almost ministerial. i feel as if i'm really in church now. okay. it's an honor to be here. thanks for making this possible. it's wonderful to be in penn state in march and see people in shorts. there is something to be said for global warming....
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where -- the big battles he won, remind us. chancellorsville, second manassas. does the federal army completely dissolve? >> no. >> no. all right. it's at times -- especially in the case of second manassas it's in terrible shape, but it's not like he walks into washington unopposed. all right. he mauls the federalists tremendously, but he still -- that's why he always needs the follow-on victory. that's why you have the antietam campaign. that's why you have the gettysburg. he wants the follow-on. you need the three, all right. but let's say he wins at gettysburg, all right. what does he do? i mean so what, right? he wins at gettysburg. and he loses a third of his men in the process. he still has the logistical problem. he still has all these sorts of issues. and this is an argument against lee and one that should be considered. and part of it relates to -- part of it also relates to how plausible, though, you think that gettysburg and that -- whether or not he really could have won in gettysburg or antietam. >> i think the problem is is strategy -- i personally
where -- the big battles he won, remind us. chancellorsville, second manassas. does the federal army completely dissolve? >> no. >> no. all right. it's at times -- especially in the case of second manassas it's in terrible shape, but it's not like he walks into washington unopposed. all right. he mauls the federalists tremendously, but he still -- that's why he always needs the follow-on victory. that's why you have the antietam campaign. that's why you have the gettysburg. he wants...
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>> i say this has been a really, really long heat wave for us. it's going to almost be two weeks by the time we are to the end of it. we have a nice sunrise right now, but already a little muggy outside with temperatures in a few locations right at 79 and 80 degrees. take a look at the list. 79 currently at andrew's air force base. jessup, maryland, 74 degrees. temperatures will rise quickly today. we are talking about the relief with temperatures back to near average this upcoming weekend, but again this has been going on since last thursday. we are under that heat advisory that's going to feel like 105 later today for all the counties shaded there. a quick look for you at our weekend. 102 on saturday. 97 expected on sunday. let's go to mike now with a look at traffic. >>> a lot of people are staying away from the heat and indoors, so that means the interstates look fantastic right now. the beltway no serious problems. also looking good northbound 95 to the beltway. we'll look south of lorton, northbound traffic heading towards the camera at a 1
>> i say this has been a really, really long heat wave for us. it's going to almost be two weeks by the time we are to the end of it. we have a nice sunrise right now, but already a little muggy outside with temperatures in a few locations right at 79 and 80 degrees. take a look at the list. 79 currently at andrew's air force base. jessup, maryland, 74 degrees. temperatures will rise quickly today. we are talking about the relief with temperatures back to near average this upcoming...
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they only declared war on us after we declared war on them first. now, you can say we were bullied into it because they were stealing american sailors and ships on the frontier, like you guys up there in michigan, the accusation was made that they were giving guns and ammunition to the indians and urging them to shoot white settlers, and they have found, you know, at the time, they have found food and weapons amongst the native american nations up there. 1812 was a real critical year. great britain was in a bigger war with france, and a lot of people said, you know, we have to be decisive. it was an election year so actually we declared only a few months before the presidential election, so some of them say that had to do with it, and it was just a breaking point and there were just enough american senators and representatives to tip the balance. even to this day, the war of 1812 was the most narrowly declared of any american war in which congress voted to declare war. >> our caller from michigan, vince vaise, reminds us that monday marks the 200th
they only declared war on us after we declared war on them first. now, you can say we were bullied into it because they were stealing american sailors and ships on the frontier, like you guys up there in michigan, the accusation was made that they were giving guns and ammunition to the indians and urging them to shoot white settlers, and they have found, you know, at the time, they have found food and weapons amongst the native american nations up there. 1812 was a real critical year. great...
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this is what they are teaching us. not saying that it is a total reason for why it and others turn out the way that we turned out, but it plays a part. just like i have to be held accountable for the choices i make, and so does a society. >> i keep hearing the term gang. in the black community in the bay area, it is a community, it is not a gang. you can move up in their ranks as if you are working for apple or ibm. you can move from a regular employee to ceo. in the black community, it is not like this. it is not structured like that. there is no one at sagging or telling you how to operate. there is a term in the black community called a one-man army. it is someone who acts alone. he did not bring anybody with them, he is called a one-man army. he does not have to report to anybody. none of that. i do not know if that is worse than a hierarchy. at the end of the day, i mean, it is not a gang. it is a community. i know that i am not going to get the word again abolished from the media, but i want to clarify. as long a
this is what they are teaching us. not saying that it is a total reason for why it and others turn out the way that we turned out, but it plays a part. just like i have to be held accountable for the choices i make, and so does a society. >> i keep hearing the term gang. in the black community in the bay area, it is a community, it is not a gang. you can move up in their ranks as if you are working for apple or ibm. you can move from a regular employee to ceo. in the black community, it...
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it would be hard for us to do it appear. i want the people who are out there saying what is going on to make the recommendation. those are the people you will have to convince that you are ready to have modifications. >> understood. president newlin: in my humble opinion. >> ever so humble. >> as an industry, they went through the ringer on this. like most clubs should if they're in trouble. they're taking the responsibility of trying to do well. i do not know what the neighborhood side has to say. you know how you guys feel. again, unless officer moore and richmond station is comfortable coming back to the table, like the president said here. the neighborhood, i have not heard anything from the neighborhood. how do you guys feel? >> is a positive step in the right direction. i appreciate you making the steps you did to improve the quality of life that you did and making sure the place is secure for the neighborhood. >> that is one of our main concerns. president newlin: ok. is there any member of the public that would like
it would be hard for us to do it appear. i want the people who are out there saying what is going on to make the recommendation. those are the people you will have to convince that you are ready to have modifications. >> understood. president newlin: in my humble opinion. >> ever so humble. >> as an industry, they went through the ringer on this. like most clubs should if they're in trouble. they're taking the responsibility of trying to do well. i do not know what the...
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it is about all of us, or none of us, and that is the bottom line. it has to be that mentality. >> it is a way to control the prisoners. it takes the pressure off the guards and everybody else. they say we want to stop violence, but you promote a violence by segregating. when an individual comes, the first in the asking, where are you from? what is your nationality? that is how to divide and conquer. that is the way the united states is made up. that is how you work. north and south vietnam, for instance. they divide people so that the pressure will not be on them. t
it is about all of us, or none of us, and that is the bottom line. it has to be that mentality. >> it is a way to control the prisoners. it takes the pressure off the guards and everybody else. they say we want to stop violence, but you promote a violence by segregating. when an individual comes, the first in the asking, where are you from? what is your nationality? that is how to divide and conquer. that is the way the united states is made up. that is how you work. north and south...
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that one just missed us. if you were a viewer on to the west, culpepper and to charlottesville, you got in on that thunder action again and severe with a few tornados that developed east of richmond during the nighttime hours and last night, looking upstream. we're quieter into indiana and ohio and a potential of a shower or two and we'll into the weather here into early sunday and with that future cast in motion. one or two scattered late-day storms, cloudy tomorrow night and warm and humid and into the night. partly cloudy skies, 79 the leave night low and the winds, west five to 10 and hot and humid. 99 the daytime high tomorrow and there is your five-day forecast and that is on to monday, temperatures in the mid- 90s, plans for the 4th of july, low to mid-90s and could be some scattered storms late in the day and have to look for a potential of more strong storms here during the week. >> and when the temperatures get hot, things start popping. >> you know it. >> thank you, tucker. >>> still ahead, another
that one just missed us. if you were a viewer on to the west, culpepper and to charlottesville, you got in on that thunder action again and severe with a few tornados that developed east of richmond during the nighttime hours and last night, looking upstream. we're quieter into indiana and ohio and a potential of a shower or two and we'll into the weather here into early sunday and with that future cast in motion. one or two scattered late-day storms, cloudy tomorrow night and warm and humid...